How has California State University-Bakersfield changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 71% (2010) to 94% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 4,353 (2010) to 13,229 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 7,906 (2010) to 10,419 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
California State University-Bakersfield doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 16–22 (2005) to 15–22 (2013).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $6,682 (2011) to $8,496 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.